Madrid, Spain | AFP | Lionel Messi could be ready to play against Real Betis on Sunday and Barcelona could do with him back. In other circumstances, Messi might have left it another week, having missed the whole of pre-season with a calf injury he sustained in his first training session …
Read More »Bilbao’s 38-year-old striker stuns Barcelona in title defence opener
Madrid, Spain | AFP | Barcelona made a nightmare start to the defence of their La Liga title on Friday by losing Luis Suarez to injury and then losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao, after a sensational late volley from substitute Aritz Aduriz. Suarez hobbled off in the 37th minute with what …
Read More »La Liga president Tebas fears Neymar return would damage image of the league
Madrid, Spain | AFP | La Liga president Javier Tebas has said he would rather Neymar does not return to La Liga if he cannot improve his behaviour. Neymar left Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain for a world record fee of 222 million euros in August 2017, but could make a …
Read More »Barcelona want La Liga trophy and ‘powerful boost’ ahead of Liverpool semi
Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Clinching La Liga before their Champions League semi-final with Liverpool would give Barcelona a “very powerful” boost, coach Ernesto Valverde said on Friday. The runaway Spanish league leaders are nine points clear with four games to play. They will seal the title if Atletico Madrid lose …
Read More »‘Controlled explosion’ after abandoned Man Utd game at Old Trafford
‘Training device’ led to ManUtd-Bournemouth abandonment Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | The security alert that caused Manchester United’s Premier League game against Bournemouth to be abandoned at Old Trafford on Sunday and triggered a controlled explosion was caused by a “training device”, Greater Manchester Police said. The device was …
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